Nettle Haggis
This is one of Daves recipes and he will be the first to admit that it can be a bit hit and miss. I have had it cooked on a few occasions and found it to be Ok, just once it was a bit of a disaster. I would suggest therefore that unless you are really in the mood for experimenting that you try another nettle recipe before this one.
Ingredients
- 4 Medium sized leeks and/or 1 - 3 onions
- 1-6 Cloves of garlic depending on preference
- About a two dozen nettle tops or young nettles (or more) pureed (partially cooked for about 5-10 mins and chopped)
- A large bowl of partially cooked oatmeal - This will determine the size of the haggis
- Sage, Thyme, Black-pepper to taste
- Chopped Fried bacon
Mix all the ingredients together and pack into a muslin bag or clean tea towel and tie the ends. Boil for about an hour and serve with gravy. This recipe is adapted from Richard Abbey's, 'food for free'. I have cooked this without the bacon in a tea towel. The result was slightly sloppy but after placing in the fridge overnight it became a lot more solid and was very tasty (before and after). If you're going to omit the bacon you may want to add some butter or margarine, or even some fried aubergine .
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